Hugh Meikle

Hugh Meikle
Curler
Born(1940-12-25)25 December 1940
Birkenhead, England
Died19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 75)
Team
Curling clubDeeside CC
Curling career
Member Association Wales
World Championship
appearances		1 (1995)
European Championship
appearances		8 (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 7 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Medal record
Curling

Hugh Meikle (25 December 1940 – 19 February 2016) was a Welsh curler and curling coach.[1][2]

He started curling in Toronto, Ontario in late 1960s.

He was a founder of Welsh Curling Association in 1974.[3]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1989–90 Adrian Meikle Jamie Meikle Hugh Meikle Nick Leslie ECC 1989 (8th)
1991–92 Adrian Meikle Hugh Meikle J. Paul Heiskle Nick Leslie Timothy Rhodes ECC 1991 (12th)
1994–95 Adrian Meikle (fourth) John Hunt (skip) Jamie Meikle Hugh Meikle ECC 1994 (7th)
Jamie Meikle (fourth) Adrian Meikle John Hunt (skip) Hugh Meikle Chris Wells WCC 1995 (10th)
1995–96 Adrian Meikle Jamie Meikle John Hunt Hugh Meikle Chris Wells ECC 1995 (13th)
1997–98 Adrian Meikle (fourth) Jamie Meikle John Hunt (skip) Hugh Meikle Chris Wells ECC 1997 (8th)
2000–01 Adrian Meikle Chris Wells John Sharpe Hugh Meikle Andrew Tanner ECC 2000 (16th)
2001–02 Adrian Meikle Chris Wells Andrew Tanner John Sharpe Hugh Meikle Dave Pritchard ECC 2001 (14th)
2002–03 Hugh Meikle Peter Harris Ray King Chris Wells WSCC 2003 (11th)
2003–04 Hugh Meikle Chris Wells Peter Williams Ray King Scott Lyon WSCC 2004 (13th)
2005–06 Adrian Meikle Jamie Meikle Stuart Hills Andrew Tanner Hugh Meikle Elizabeth Meikle ECC 2005 (12th)
Hugh Meikle (fourth) Chris Wells (skip) Michael Yuille Hugh Hodge WSCC 2006 (12th)
2007–08 Hugh Meikle Michael Yuille Stewart Cairns Hugh Hodge Chris Wells WSCC 2008 (11th)
2010–11 Hugh Meikle (fourth) Chris Wells (skip) Michael Yuille Stewart Cairns Andrew Carr Elizabeth Meikle WSCC 2011 (15th)
2011–12 Chris Wells Hugh Meikle Stewart Cairns Andrew Carr Peter Sims Gill Sims WSCC 2012 (19th)
2013–14 Chris Wells Hugh Meikle Richard Pougher Andrew Carr Gary Waddell WSCC 2014 (14th)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2007 2007 European Curling Championships  Wales (men)
17
2011 2011 European Junior Curling Challenge  Wales (junior men)
12

Personal life

His wife Elizabeth is a curler and coach; his sons Adrian and Jamie are also a curlers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hugh Meikle at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Chris Wells (19 February 2016). "Death of Hugh Meikle". Welsh Curling Association.
  3. ^ "Welsh Curling: A History".


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